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Leaked Heart of the Swarm end cutscene?

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Zzoram
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada7115 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-09 21:00:11
December 08 2010 22:47 GMT
#1
This is apparently a previsualization concept work done by an outside animation studio for Blizzard months ago. One of the employees apparently chose to take this home and leak it. It's clearly not a finished product, just some concept work, and they may have since changed their plans for the story. Seems plausible and this guy has some previsualization work for Iron Man 2 on his account that looks legit. Only time will tell if their plans have changed.

Kerrigan Arrives (SC2 HotS):
http://vimeo.com/14566171 - ActiBlizzard nuked
http://kotaku.com/5709838/ending-leaked-for-starcraft-iis-next-chapter

Kerrigan Dies (SC2 WoL cutscene previs with original superior voice actress):
http://vimeo.com/14564550 - ActiBlizzard nuked

Kerrigan Dies is almost identical to what ended up in Wings of Liberty, except for the change of voice actress, so Kerrigan Arrives might be pretty close to what we end up getting for Heart of the Swarm.

The company that made this video is apparently listed in the credits of Wings of Liberty.
Shiragaku
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Hong Kong4308 Posts
December 08 2010 22:55 GMT
#2
I am not surprised the game ends like that. The Zerg are actually a bunch of enslaved creatures under the control of a human? I guess that one college interview of the Zerg was spot on.
cmos543
Profile Joined October 2008
220 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-13 20:31:26
December 08 2010 23:06 GMT
#3
This looks legit, the story could have been so much better


*Edit

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=176646

Please read my attempt to fix the story and tell me what you think.
You shall not misuse your screen name by using anonymity to sin
Kenny
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
United States678 Posts
December 08 2010 23:12 GMT
#4
That was really really awesome. I haven't finished the single player in either game, but still loved it.
TributeBoxer
Profile Joined November 2010
United States163 Posts
December 08 2010 23:19 GMT
#5
So she turn back into a zerg, and wants to live with them. What a weirdo.
"Violence and corruption, seldom strangers to the human scene, appear to be increasing today."
Numy
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
South Africa35471 Posts
December 08 2010 23:22 GMT
#6
On December 09 2010 08:19 TributeBoxer wrote:
So she turn back into a zerg, and wants to live with them. What a weirdo.


She looks so much hotter infested. I guess that's why :D
xaeiu
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
432 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-08 23:29:15
December 08 2010 23:27 GMT
#7
lol
looks kinda good for a concept but the time i heard the soundtrack which sounded like the transformers' in the first video i just had to laugh...
legit or not....i don't know, but looks kinda cool anyway...

+ Show Spoiler +
personally i tend more to not legit, since fans do stuff like that with ease these days
DrGreen
Profile Joined July 2010
Poland708 Posts
December 08 2010 23:28 GMT
#8
I dont like it ;> I mean the story from this clip
Zzoram
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada7115 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-08 23:35:56
December 08 2010 23:30 GMT
#9
Ya I didn't like the story in WoL and HotS, if this is real, doesn't seem to be an improvement. Unfortunately, that's why I think it is real, a fan would do a better job.

Also, the voice actor for Raynor and Mengsk placeholder voices sound really familiar, pretty sure they're Warcraft voices, and the Kerrigan voice is the original Broodwar voice. Music can be placeholder, especially considering the early state of the animation.
MavercK
Profile Joined March 2010
Australia2181 Posts
December 08 2010 23:55 GMT
#10
if this video is real which i feel like it is then i'll simply give up on starcraft 2... i dont know what the hell Blizzard are thinking or what is wrong with them. this is eye gouging horrible and i dont mean the fact that it's a previz. i cannot believe how horrible the story is becoming.

time to block it out and consider anything that happened in sc2 "non-canon"
Brood War Remake - SC2BW - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=145316
Sandrosuperstar
Profile Joined November 2009
Sweden525 Posts
December 09 2010 00:06 GMT
#11
maaaaaan this was just to cheesy -_-, the zerg are now free. Like they didn't work under hiveminds before, like they cared before... And why is she getting infested yet again would be so much cooler with humanclothes and zerghair imo.
I'm homo for Lomo, gay for GGplay, but at the end of the day I put my dong in Lee Jaedong
Ulthran.steve
Profile Joined May 2010
Bulgaria14 Posts
December 09 2010 00:11 GMT
#12
The sad part is it's 99% legit imho.
When we were playing WoL weren't we all like: "Hey, I've seen this on Youtube 2 years ago"
Working as intended.
sas01
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada303 Posts
December 09 2010 00:12 GMT
#13
i donno it doesn't seem quite real to me....
Ulthran.steve
Profile Joined May 2010
Bulgaria14 Posts
December 09 2010 00:14 GMT
#14
Just to add...
Doesn't Mengsk sound like Metzen to you too?
Working as intended.
Zzoram
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada7115 Posts
December 09 2010 00:16 GMT
#15
On December 09 2010 09:14 Ulthran.steve wrote:
Just to add...
Doesn't Mengsk sound like Metzen to you too?


People on other forums are saying it sounds like him too. Makes sense as a placeholder voice.
Coriolis
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1152 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-09 00:17:33
December 09 2010 00:17 GMT
#16
I'm more inclined to think this was a possibility for the WoL storyline and in the end, was scrapped. I could also be completely wrong and it really is the ending for HoTS.
Descolada in everything not TL/Starcraft
Zzoram
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada7115 Posts
December 09 2010 00:18 GMT
#17
On December 09 2010 09:17 Fargoth wrote:
I'm more inclined to think this was a possibility for the WoL storyline and in the end, was scrapped. I could also be completely wrong and it really is the ending for HoTS.


Doubtful. WoL was Raynor's campaign, it wouldn't make sense for the final showdown to be Kerrigan vs Mengsk.
MavercK
Profile Joined March 2010
Australia2181 Posts
December 09 2010 00:21 GMT
#18
On December 09 2010 09:18 Zzoram wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 09 2010 09:17 Fargoth wrote:
I'm more inclined to think this was a possibility for the WoL storyline and in the end, was scrapped. I could also be completely wrong and it really is the ending for HoTS.


Doubtful. WoL was Raynor's campaign, it wouldn't make sense for the final showdown to be Kerrigan vs Mengsk.


we can atleast hope
Blizzard USED to be great at creating storylines
Brood War Remake - SC2BW - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=145316
awu25
Profile Joined April 2010
United States2003 Posts
December 09 2010 00:34 GMT
#19
i feel like this got scrapped
the company would get in so much shit from blizzard if they leaked something like this to the public if it was going to get used in a future game
either way, the guy who leaked this is definitely going to get fired
DarthXX
Profile Joined September 2010
Australia998 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-09 00:36:56
December 09 2010 00:35 GMT
#20
I hope that isn't what's actually happening, that ending is incredibly LAME and sappy... really Blizzard I hope you won't roll with this happy lovy-dovy everyone lives happily ever after crap. I can find that in <insert random blockbuster of the year here>
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